SplFileInfo
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SplFileInfo::setFileClass

Sets the class used with SplFileInfo::openFile

Description

public void SplFileInfo::setFileClass ([ string $class_name = "SplFileObject" ] )

Use this method to set a custom class which will be used when SplFileInfo::openFile is called. The class name passed to this method must be SplFileObject or a class derived from SplFileObject.

Parameters

class_name

The class name to use when SplFileInfo::openFile is called.

Return Values

No value is returned.

Examples

Example #1 SplFileInfo::setFileClass example

<?php
// Create a class extending SplFileObject
class MyFoo extends SplFileObject {}

$info = new SplFileInfo(__FILE__);
// Set the class to use
$info->setFileClass('MyFoo');
var_dump($info->openFile());
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

object(MyFoo)#2 (0) { }

See Also

  • SplFileInfo::openFile